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• Food deserts are growing in Ohio and other states. See where they are February 9, 2026
  An interactive map of neighborhoods lacking easy access to fresh food was released late last month. Ohio — as well as every other state — is flecked with black census tracts that meet the group’s definition of food deserts. It didn’t have to be this way, said the group that produced the map, the Institute […]
• Ohio Democrats offer slate of bills reining in data centers February 9, 2026
  Ohio Senate Democrats have introduced a raft of legislation aimed at reining in data centers. The bills would eliminate tax breaks, require developers cover infrastructure costs and impose greater oversight for data center projects. Although Democrats are dwarfed by Republicans in the chamber, their proposals come at a moment of increasing skepticism for the rapidly […]
• Ohio House Democrats introduce bills to regulate ICE presence in Ohio February 9, 2026
  Ohio House Democrats are introducing a series of bills related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement — including one that would prohibit ICE officers from wearing face coverings and another that would not allow immigration enforcement to take place in schools or churches.  Ohio Republicans have a supermajority in the Statehouse, but Ohio House Minority Leader […]
• Some in Ohio’s marijuana industry oppose new attempt to overturn hemp ban, marijuana restrictions February 6, 2026
  Ohioans for Cannabis Choice can start collecting signatures to get a referendum on the ballot to block a law that will change the state’s voter-passed recreational marijuana law and ban intoxicating hemp products. But there are others in the industry that don’t agree with the new effort. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost approved summary language […]
• Here are the candidates running for Ohio statewide office in 2026 February 6, 2026
  Ohioans will vote for a new governor, attorney general, auditor, secretary of state, and treasurer this November. Ohio Supreme Court seats and a highly competitive congressional race are also among those to appear on the ballot. A primary election in May will decide the final lineup for the end-of-the-year ballot. All current statewide executive office-holders […]
• Millions of Americans, including Ohioans, don’t get SNAP even though they’re eligible February 6, 2026
  A Republican spending law that President Donald Trump signed last summer made the deepest cuts in history to the largest federal anti-hunger program. It comes as millions of Americans — and thousands of Ohioans — already aren’t getting benefits for which they’re eligible, according to a new analysis of government data. The man who conducted […]